"The appetites of the body were private battles."

-- Elizabeth Strout

#Battle Quotes #Body Quotes #Appetite Quotes

“You and I want our lives to matter. We want our lives to make a real difference - to be of genuine consequence in the world. We know that there is no satisfaction in merely going through the motions, even if those motions make us successful, or even if we have arranged to make those motions pleasant. We want to know we have made some impact on the world. In fact, you and I want to contribute to the quality of life. We want to make the world work.”
“When we listen for their feelings and needs, we no longer see people as monsters.”
“My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.”
“Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.”

Source : Tarja Halonen's speech at the opening of the Women of Learning exhibition in Helsinki, www.helsinki.fi. August 5, 2000.
“'A Christmas Story' has always meant a lot to me personally.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Peter Billingsley to Executive Produce 'A Christmas Story' Musical" by Leslie Bruce, www.hollywoodreporter.com. November 30, 2010.
“Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and with a community of mentors and fellow "disciples."”
“Why do I act as I do? To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no idea why. It is simply my nature to act as I act, and that's all I can say.”
“Psychoanalysis is often about turning our ghosts into ancestors, even for patients who have not lost loved ones to death. We are often haunted by important relationships from the past that influence us unconsciously in the present. As we work them through, they go from haunting us to becoming simply part of our history. (243)”

Source : Norman Doidge (2007). “The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science”, p.243, Penguin

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